Brocker and his Dad went fishing on Friday and had some good luck! They went with TJ, Clayton, Selle and Eric. They had a great time and my littlest guy there caught the biggest fish! He must be a natural, his Dad said he did it all by himself, realed it in and everything.

Of course he had to call me to tell me, that was the greatest call! I could tell he was so excited and couldn't wait for me to know that he was the best fisherman there!

Just trying it out...

A friend of mine told me how to make pictures bigger on my blog so I thought that I would try it out and what better way than adorable pictures of sweet little E!


What do you think did it work?

That didn't make me very happy...

This

Belongs here

Not Here

I GOT STUNG BY A SCORPION!!! WHILE SLEEPING IN MY BED!!! Not once, not twice, but THREE TIMES. I WAS NOT VERY HAPPY!!!



In the middle of the night I felt a sharp pain on my right finger, I moved and then felt another one on my left forearm and then again on my left bicep. What the crap was that? I jumped out of bed screaming, "Dustin something bit me or stung me, ouch it hurts really bad!" He lifted up my pillow and it was a scorpion, I wanted to die!

Let me just tell you, that pain is not as bad, but could be compared to labor and I've done that without medication. And it doesn't go away for a really long time. We called my OB just to make sure the baby was okay and he said, the baby will be fine, there's not much you can do.

The next day I was not able to see well, my eyes were shifting back and forth and I couldn't focus. My entire body was tingling, like when your foot falls asleep and is trying to wake back up. I laid on the couch all day long, thank you Dustin for taking care of everything. Today the tingling is gone but I have no feeling in my right finger, where I was stung first. It feels really weird to type.

My most favorite place in my house, is now the scariest place and I wait until Dustin searches all the covers and all the pillows before I even think about getting in.

Time to move???

On to the next stage

Little E is making way for her little sister. She's officially in a big girl bed. Monday night 3/30/09 she spent her first night in her big girl bed. The sweet little girl was not feeling well (we didn't know at the time but she has strep throat) but was so excited to sleep in her big bed. She crawled right in and went straight to sleep. We were worried about her getting out or not wanting to go to bed. It may be because she's been sick but she has not got out once. I think she is ready for the next stage! Now on to potty training...maybe not yet, I'm not ready.

Setting up the bed in the baby room, a little paint and some decorations and we'll be ready.

Ready or not your gonna MOVE

When I was about 4 months pregnant with Brock my Dad was transferred to Sierra Vista. Sierra where??? I had never heard of it and they were leaving Yuma the town I had grown up in, the house that I spent all my teen years in and the only place I had lived long enough to call home. Needless to say I was not very happy, but I was married and starting a life of my own...there was really no room for me to have a say. They would still only be a three hour drive away.

So for 10 years Sierra Vista has been their home. Until, a few months ago when they got the call saying their home, my Dad's dream home because of the view high on a hill with no neighbors, was going to be torn down. What??? I have to say when I got the call from my Dad I cried. I know how much he loves where he lives and how much it will hurt him to move.

Look at that view (the kids are cute too)

If you know my Dad you know that he hates Phoenix, Mesa, Gilbert, Queen Creek, whatever you want to call it. He hates the traffic, the heat, the congestion, pretty much every thing. All of the sudden they were faced with moving to this dreaded place. We, his kids, have been trying to get them here since he retired a year ago. They decided this would be the best place for them to be for now. It's a bitter sweet move but I have to say I can hardly wait to have them here.

All of us girls went to help them start the packing process. It was a fun trip questioning parents fashion sense, finding old treasures, and reliving childhood memories. I'm glad we got to do it. With only 7 weeks left in the pregnancy I won't be able to go back before they move, I am really gonna miss that buggy ol' place.

The night we got to Sierra Vista my parents had us meet them at a Mexican Food Restaurant. We were eating and 11 guys walked in and sat down. LaChae said that she recognized one of them as my Dads (biological) friends. She recognized him from the funeral. Tamra and I looked around and recognized him. His name is Ronnie Costa and he was on a motorcycle ride with all his buddies from El Paso. As I thought about it, I couldn't control my emotions, if my Dad were still alive he would have been with them. When he hugged us he looked up and said "Tim look at this!" I could feel my Dad smiling at us from the other side!

We left the kiddos at home so we could focus on getting work done. Dustin has his hands full with all the shuttling he had to do. Three birthday parties, one football game and one blue and gold banquet. I don't think he's ever been in the car that much with with kids, EVER! He did a great job, and the house was very tidy when I got home, Thanks Honey!

Becoming more domestic...well trying anyway

So I finally did it!!!! After 11 years of being married to a man that loves homemade bread!

I've always wanted to learn to bake bread. I would love to be good enough that I could bake it once a week and not have to buy it from the store. Anyone who knows me well, knows that I don't like to fail. I tried a loaf when we first got married and it was a disaster. So, I finally got up the courage to do it again, fail or not I was gonna try! I love my MIL's bread and used her recipe.

I think I did a pretty good job. My home smelled so yummy! My family actually ate it and liked it! It wasn't as good as my MIL's, not even close, but it wasn't a failure. Hers is delectably delicious, by the way! I didn't get any complaints and it can only get better from here, right?

Maybe one day...

So, my sisters and I want to start an invitation/card making/etc. business. My SIL Lachae knows this and likes to give us lots of practice. So here is our latest creation. I thought it was pretty cute. Lachae came up with the basic idea (which I thought was adorable) and Tamra and I ran with it! Whatcha think?

The bird catcher

The other day Brock came into the computer room with this dove! I guess it got stuck in the garage and he took it upon himself to get it out! Later that night I went outside and he had another one in his hands. He must have a way with animals. Luckily he's smart enough to put the gloves on. Crazy boy!

30 weeks

10 weeks to go, will the baby wait that long, we don't know. That was a silly rhyme, I know, I'm in a silly mood. Not much has changed, just my ever growing bum... oh and belly! She's a lot more active lately, a lot of big moves across my belly. This is the fun part when you can feel a heal or head or bum and actually see the movement on the outside. I'm still able to run at the gym, she doesn't complain much, it seems to lull her to sleep, she starts moving as soon as I'm done. We're movin' right along.

Dustin and I are trying to finish up Kenley and Embry's rooms so that we can move on to the baby's, gotta get it done before she gets here. I can't wait to post pictures of the girls rooms, but I don't wanna until they are completely done.

And look at these two...

They love to snuggle on the couch next to each other. We a have a huge couch but they want to sit right next to each other. Sweet little buddies. When Brody goes to school little E always asks "Mama, where Brody? He at school?" or "Brody coming home?" She loves her brother!

Will our garden grow...

Thanks to my FIL our little family was able to experience planting a garden. He had 1/2 an acre plowed and we got busy making rows. It was a lot of work but all the kiddos helped in their own way. It was fun to have everyone out there working together. We also had some family friends, Travis and his two little boys Harley and Ryker, those boys are some good little workers. It will be fun to see how our garden grows. I can't wait to show the kids the little sprouts, the fruits of our labor. Thanks grandpa for a really fun Saturday, and showing the kiddos how to work.

Mikki, Kenley, Maija

Grandma Johnson

Heather, Travis, Eric

Me and baby Johnson

Harley, Ryker

Jehryn

Mikki, Brody, Maija

Ethyn

Caden, Harley, Brock, good team work boys

Little Em

Tenay and Walker (even the twins did their part)

The man behind it all

Travis and Harley

Brody, Embry, Jehryn

Grandpa Johnson and Dustin

And finally we get to plant...Tenay and little E